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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 69

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Relating to: operating a motorboat towing a person on water skis.

Boat Ordinance Recreation

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the operation of a motorboat towing a person on water skis,

aquaplane, or similar device, without having a second person in the boat to observe

the person being towed, if the motorboat is equipped with a mirror that provides the

operator with a wide field of vision to the rear.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Stroebel (R)

20 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Craig (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gannon (R) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Novak (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 23, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 63–29 Nov 9, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 63

Not voting · 4

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33

Passed 60–33 Nov 9, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 32

Passed 61–32 Nov 9, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33

Passed 60–33 Nov 9, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Moulton, Feyen, Marklein, Stroebel and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Jarchow, Kleefisch, Neylon, Allen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Felzkowski, Gannon, Genrich, Horlacher, Kitchens, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Tittl and Tusler

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry

  3. Mar 9, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 21, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Craig added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 22, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 23, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Mar 23, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 27, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Kapenga withdrawn as a coauthor

  9. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Erpenbach

  11. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  13. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected

  14. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Erpenbach

  20. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Environment and Forestry

  21. Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Environment and Forestry and referred to committee on Rules pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  22. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  23. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jarchow

  24. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  26. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Jarchow

  27. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  28. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Billings, Hebl, Hesselbein, Ohnstad, Pope and Sinicki

  29. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33

  30. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Billings

  31. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 32

  32. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, Doyle, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kessler, Meyers, Ohnstad, Sargent, Sinicki and Spreitzer

  33. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33

  34. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  35. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  36. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 63, Noes 29, Paired 2

  37. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  38. Nov 10, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  39. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  40. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 2 concurred in

  41. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  42. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  43. Mar 26, 2018 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2018

  44. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 163

  45. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Published 3-29-2018